The Cyber Threat Landscape for SME’s by the NEBRC and Secure Schools.
Are you a small to medium business or do you work within the education sector? Join the NEBRC & Secure Schools in Middlesbrough for this in-person event! For this event, the North East Business Resilience Centre are partnering with Paul Alberry from Secure Schools to deliver an impactful morning of Cyber Security. Whether you use […]
Defences for Ethical Hacking Proposed Under UK Computer Misuse Act
UK legislators have proposed changes to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Bill that would give cyber security professionals a legal defence for their activities under the Computer Misuse Act (CMA). The amendment has been proposed by a cross-bench group in the House of Lords, which will provide cyber security researchers, penetration testers and ethical hackers with a CMA defence for carrying out vulnerability and […]
More Than £500,000 of Stock Stolen From Members of the Retailers Against Crime (RAC)
Retailers Against Crime (RAC) has reported that more than £500,000 of stock was stolen from its members in 2021, according to its latest UK-wide data. The RAC’s statistics show the first four months of 2022 also compare unfavourably to last year with every month (January to April) seeing a rise in reported incidents. […]
The Cyber Threat Landscape for SME’s in the North East by the NEBRC and Waterstons.
Are you a small to medium-sized business in the North East? Join us in Durham for this in-person event! For this event, the North East Business Resilience Centre are partnering with Stewart Hogg from Waterstons to deliver an impactful morning of Cyber Security. Whether you use email, phones, social media or online banking within your […]
Online Safety Bill Set to Prevent Thousands of Frauds
The new online safety bill, currently being pushed through Parliament by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorris, is set to ensure that social media organisations treat fraud as a ‘priority harm’. The bill outlines that companies will have to take more steps to prevent criminals from using their platforms for fraud related offences – as opposed to […]
Anti-Fraud Rules for Online Shopping
Shopping online is set to become a little safer as from next month with more identity checks being introduced as part of new anti-fraud rules coming into force on March 14. Indeed, buyers may have already noticed more requests to verify their ID as payments providers and retailers adopt the new Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) […]
NCSC Encourages UK Businesses to Act in Light of the Recent Cyber Incidents in and Around Ukraine
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is encouraging all UK organisations to review and bolster their cyber security in response to the cyber incidents in and around Ukraine. This comes after the NCSC updated its guidance to UK companies and organisations last week on ‘Actions to take when the cyber threat is heightened’. To reduce […]
Online Fraud Reporting Concerns
Victims of online fraud and scams can be subject to a “postcode lottery” when it comes to how and if their crime is investigated, suggests research recently published by The Daily Telegraph. Under the present system, all fraud offences and scams are reported to Action Fraud, the central police unit. These 400,000-plus annually reported crimes […]
NEBRC: A Reflection on our Work to Date and Focus for the Future
By Supt Rebecca Chapman, NEBRC Director It has been challenging but extremely productive past 12 months for the North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC) as we move into our third year since inception next month. Cyber crime and fraud remain a key and very real threat for businesses, with the head of Britain’s National Cyber […]